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85% of clients prefer a lawyer who is funny. Okay, we just made that up, but there is no denying a sense of humor can help you in the business, at least to bear the brunt of your clients' lawyer jokes.
Click here to find out what's so funny about the law.

How can a law firm boost their marketing using social media? What combination of tools works best? Why does a firm need a social media culture to make it all work? Find out what the experts have to say about these questions and more, by vising the Social Media Marketing event page. You can access tons of free resources to make it happen for your law firm. Click here for full access to strategies that work.

During July, 2011 we focused on areas of interest to law firm online marketers including ratings, profiles, social media, Search Engine Optimisation, website development and more. Click here to access podcasts, an ebook, and other resources all for free!

The National Association of Women Lawyers ("NAWL") is "a national voluntary legal professional organization devoted to promoting the interests and progress of women lawyers and women's legal rights." To address the disparity of women leadership in law firms and legal departments, in 2006 the organization started The NAWL Challenge, a ten-year deadline to the legal industry to change. Click here to find learn more about NAWL

What happens when you can have dot-anything after your web address? The dot-com world is about to be rocked by approved changes from ICANN that will affect brand owners, lawyers, and Internet users alike. Click here to find out more.

It has been touted by some as an inventive new way to increase court access to individuals and small companies that do not possess the resources to shoulder the burden of litigation. Others, however, have derided it as a commercialization of litigation that should be banned because it is an unethical device that will further choke the nation's dockets. Like it or not, litigation financing has made its way from Australia to England to the United States.

To support and recognize the recently released LexisNexis/Pro Bono Net survey that examines legal professionals' motivations for doing pro bono work, martindale.com Connected is hosting its second annual pro bono event in April 2011.

Looking to increase law firm revenues while keeping costs down? Most firms considering this question believe the answer is to acquire new clients, which often turns out to be an expensive, uncertain process for marketing and business development.

Co-hosted with Alliance Partner Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms, this event explores the results of a recent Martindale-Hubbell global survey, "Lawyer-to-Lawyer Referrals: A Global Perspective".

Have you ever downloaded or uploaded something on the Internet? We all have, but in today's world, where content is always just a click away, it can be difficult to determine which activities can get you in trouble.

Featuring advice and guidance for attorneys, law students and individuals preparing for career transitions, from the law student preparing to graduate and take a position in a firm to the experienced attorney moving up the ladder.

Conducting business in the new markets often involves dealing with a whole new set of rules you may never have encountered before. Take this opportunity to learn the best practices for market entry and international business expansion.

The proliferation of social media as a vital tool in business and personal communication presents many ethical traps for lawyers and their clients. At what point do conflicts of interest dictate who makes your friend-list?